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Cuadros-Meñaca, Andres; Thomsen, Michael R.; Nayga, Rodolfo M., Jr. – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: Breakfast after the bell (BAB), an alternative way to deliver breakfast after the school day begins, has been shown to increase participation in the School Breakfast Program. However, BAB occupies time that could otherwise be used for instruction and may affect academic performance. This study examined whether BAB affects math and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Breakfast Programs
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O'Dea, Jennifer A.; Mugridge, Anna C. – Health Education Research, 2012
Health-related behaviors [physical activity (PA), nutritional quality of breakfast and sleep]; personal variables (self-esteem, attitudes to PA and gender) and socioeconomic status (SES) (school SES and parental education), were examined in relation to literacy and numeracy scores of 824 grade 3-7 children. Participants completed a questionnaire,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Health Promotion, Physical Activities, Social Class
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Jacob, Robin; Zhu, Pei; Bloom, Howard – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2010
This article provides practical guidance for researchers who are designing studies that randomize groups to measure the impacts of educational interventions. The article (a) provides new empirical information about the values of parameters that influence the precision of impact estimates (intraclass correlations and R[superscript 2] values) and…
Descriptors: Research Design, Research Methodology, Educational Research, Intervention